National Volunteering Week is here, presenting a perfect opportunity to encourage volunteers to share their NSW State Emergency Service (SES) stories of origin.
After raising seven children in the Illawarra district, Local Commander for Shoalhaven, Adam Carney thought it was time to give back to his community.
After exploring various emergency services, he was drawn to the NSW SES because of his strong swimming skills and interest in flood rescue. His focus later shifted to incident management.
In 2017, Adam was tasked with a flood rescue mission that involved two people stranded in their car after crossing a creek which had swelled to approximately eight metres deep and was flowing like a river.
Upon Adams arrival, the location of the stranded individuals was uncertain. After forty minutes, the car was found - but it was empty.
